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Where UK stands in final 2021 polls and way-too-early 2022 rankings

With the Georgia Bulldogs now the national champions of college football, the time has arrived for the final polls and power rankings of the 2021 season.

Kentucky finished the season 10-3, giving Mark Stoops his second double-digit win season in the last four. After an impressive come from behind victory against Iowa in Orlando, the AP poll recognized the Cats for another impressive season, ranking them 18th overall in the final poll. It is just the 10th time in school history that Kentucky has been ranked in the final AP poll.

The Cats came in as the 4th ranked team in the SEC, behind Georgia (No.